around the world. this the scene live in dubai. hello and welcome to bbc world news. russia has launched another barrage of missiles at cities across ukraine in the second big attack in three days. a number of explosions were heard in the centre of the capital, kyiv. residents there have been told by the authorities to remain in shelters. from kyiv, hugo bachega sent this report. on new year s eve, another wave of russian missiles. the air raid alerts sounded at lunchtime on a day families usually celebrate together. this woman was at home when her district in kyiv was hit. translation: me and my husband were literally - thrown into the corridor. we heard glass shattering and then there was an explosion one after another. we came to the street and saw ambulances and casualties. you can see the point of impact where debris from a missile that was intercepted fell from the sky. one person was killed there a mother of two who was in the kitchen, making dinner to celebrate th
Jonathan haidt, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much, steve. It is a pleasure to have you here. Now, of course, your home base is new york university, across the pond in the United States. Right now, that university along with many others in the us is in ferment, with students occupying certain grounds within the university. Mm hm. Youve written a lot over many years about the intellectual atmosphere on campus in america, so i want to begin by asking you what you make of these protests. So, of course, the right to protest were all in favour of. The key issue for me is intimidation. This is what began in 2015 a change in the nature of campus life, so that people who are making a political point are doing it not with persuasion but with intimidation. And ive done a lot of writing about how it was the arrival of social media that allowed people to intimidate others, threaten any dissenters with mob reactions. So my previous book, the coddling of the american mind, was about this strange
Coming up at the top of the hour is newsday with my colleague steve lai. But first, heres hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. All of us are heavily influenced by the social, cultural and economic environment in which we are raised. As ideas, trends and technologies change, so too do generational traits. And right now there is intense focus on what is happening to generations of young people closer in age to my kids, than to me. Are young adults inclined to be open minded or closed . Are childrens minds being rewired by the ubiquitous smartphone . Well, my guest is the renowned social psychologistjonathan haidt. Are we losing sight of what freedom and curiosity really mean . Jonathan haidt, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much, steve. It is a pleasure to have you here. Now, of course, your home base is new york university, across the pond in the United States. Right now, that university along with many others in the us is in ferment, with students occupying certain groun
2023 with large scale events for the first time in three years. alongside the capital s street party the pet shop boys will headline the hogmanay concert in princes street gardens. a short while ago, alexandria mackenzie told us how the build up was going. we are back in edinburgh for the first time in three years for the hogmanay street party. i m on princes street and behind me, obviously, is the famous edinburgh castle. we re going to see fireworks from there starting at 9:00 for a bit of a tease on the hour. 9,10,11. and then we ll have the big firework finale at midnight to see in 2023 here in edinburgh. and that s not all. also behind me, we have the hogmanay stage and the pet shop boys will be there a bit later with lots of music for the people here in edinburgh. and we are standing